Improvement in churns



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SOGGS, 0F COLUMBUS, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 48,987, dated July 25, 18't'5.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY SOGGS, of Golumbus, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Churn; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, having reference to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specitication, in'which- Figure I is a plan view, and Fig. II is an elevation.

The nature of this invention relates to improvements in the common dash-churn; and it consists,f1rst,in making a recessed chamber in the churn-cover, with air-holes opening into Ithe churn, in combination with a hollow cap, which sets over the recess in a manner to cover the chamber and allow the dash-rod to pass through it, which recess and chamber together form animprovedvent; second, in an improved method ofoperating the dash by means of acircular revolving plate or disk upon which the churn-tub is placed, and to which disk is connected two pinion-shafts, in combination with a bottom stand having a toothed rim which mesheswith the crank-pinions, so that as the diskis revolved a vertical up-and-down motion will be communicated to the dash.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the iigures.

Arepresents acircularbottom stand, having a cog or toothed rim, a', connected therewith. It also has either permanent or removable feet a2. Upon this stand is placed acircular plate or disk, B, of a little smaller diameter than the stand, and is connected to the stand by means of a central pivot, upon which pivot it revolves. To this disk are connected two crankpinions, C, opposite each other, by means of short screw-shafts d or otherwise, so that the pinions will mesh in with the cog-rim a', and so that the disk will revolve within the cogrim. Upon this disk is placed a common dashchurn, E, which may be fastened thereon by means of the large-headed pin f catching onto the flange of the churn, or by screws, or by any other convenient and well-known manner.

The dash-rod is shown at g and the dashblades at g. A cross-head, H, is connected to the dash-rod, and is made adjustable thereon by means of the piu h and pinholes h2.

vformed therein.

The connecting rods which connect the cross-head with the pinion-shafts are shown at I. These are also made adjustable to the cross-head or to the pinion-shafts by means of a short bolt and different bolt-holes z'.

J represents friction-wheels, which are connected to the disk Bby the screw-bolts 7c or otherwise. These wheels run upon the face of the sta-nd inside of the cog-rim and support the disk, the crank-pinions at the same time meshing in with the cog-rim.

L is an operating-lever, which is connected with the disk in such permanent manner that the disk (and with it the churn) may be rotated thereby. The wheel Lis useful for supporting the outer end of the lever when animal power is applied.

M represents the churn-cover, and N a recess N are air-holes leading from the recess through the cover into the churn.

0 is a hollow double-funnellshaped cap, made of tin or other suitable material, and fitted over the recess, so as to form an air-chamber within. This cap may be fastened down to the cover by means of the large-headed screws P, or by any other convenient means. The dash-rod works through this cap, as represented, there 'being sutlcient space around the dashrod for the ingress of air into the air-chamber; but such is the relation ot' the cap to the air-holes that it' any cream or milk shall spatter through the air-holes it will strike against the cap and run back into the churn, so that no milk or cream can splash over the cap onto the outside of the churn in the act of churning, and yet at the same time a suflcient quantity of air is admit ted into the churn.

The bottom stand, A, and the disk B may be made of cast-iron or wood. I make them of cast-iron by preference.

Such are the adjustable connections of the churn to the disk and of the cranks to the dashrod already described that achurn of any given size may be placed upon the disk and operated. The described vent is also applicable to achuru of any size.

Operation This churn may be operated by hand, in which case the lever will be moved back and forth just far enough to give one revolution to the cranks. A slight circular movement of the disk will give a revolution to the i crank-pinions, and thereby cause a movement of the dash up and down. The cranks, being placed on opposite sides of the disk, Will revolve in opposite directions, and hence will give a slight circular motion to the dash, which motion is advantageous. Animal power may be applied at the end ofthe lever, in which case the animal, being harnessed, would travel in a circuit around the churn, giving a circular motion to the disk, which causes the crankpinions to revolve by meshing in with the stationary cog-rim a', and thereby a vertical and slightly circular movementis given to the'dash, and the churning quickly, easily, and thoroughly done.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

revolving disk B, including the crank-pinion' C and common churn placed thereon, and bottom stand, A, including the cog-rim a', with the connecting-rods I and cross-head H, for the purpose of operatingaeommon dash-ch urn, substantially as set forth.

HENRY SOGGS.

Witnesses:

B. H. MUEHLE, E. B. FORBUsH. 

